MeaningOriginDescriptionNorthernGreekReferences the cold northern windsA dragon would sayThasliterally icechromatic dialectIce Dragon
Name: Boreas
MeaningOriginDescriptionNorth WindGreekPowerful dragon commanding winter stormsEtymologyGreek Boréas (Βορέας), the god and personification of the north wind; the root is likely a word for "mountain", the direction the wind came from.Say itBOR-ee-asThe north wind of the Greeks is recorded as arriving with hail and a roar from the Thracian mountains, which the Balkan survey reads as a migration front rather than weather.A dragon would sayThaskheshliterally ice · aircore DraconicBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Basileus
MeaningOriginDescriptionKingGreekSovereign rulerEtymologyGreek basileús (βασιλεύς, "king"), of unknown pre-Greek origin.Say itbah-sih-LEFSThe Aegean team's name for the animal the others give way to.A dragon would sayKharthliterally sovereignmetallic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Bleikr
MeaningOriginDescriptionPale OneNorseAncient Norse word for pale or whiteA dragon would sayFeskliterally whitechromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Blizzara
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlizzard QueenFantasyFeminine form suggesting winter stormsA dragon would sayFoshtharshkharthliterally snow · storm · sovereignchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Bjorn
MeaningOriginDescriptionBearNorseWhite as a polar bearA dragon would sayBraskliterally beastchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Blanche
MeaningOriginDescriptionWhiteFrenchColor referenceA dragon would sayFeskliterally whitechromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrescent DuneKazakhCrescent dune that walks with the windEtymologyKazakh barkhan (бархан, "crescent-shaped sand dune"), taken into Russian and then into the geography of every desert.Say itbar-KAHNThe moving dune; the survey has recorded brass adults lairing in the lee of one and moving with it a few metres a year.A dragon would sayLeshkresstorliterally moon · hot · earthmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Bantay
MeaningOriginDescriptionSentinelTagalogTagalog for a guard or watchmanEtymologyTagalog bantay ("guard, watchman, sentinel"), the root of magbantay ("to keep watch").Say itbahn-TIEA Philippine coastal name; the archipelago's bronzes are logged at the mouths of the straits the typhoons come through.A dragon would saySherth-orliterally defend · -ermetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Bronzius
MeaningOriginDescriptionBronze OneFantasyPure bronze dragonEtymologyCoined name; English bronze (from Italian bronzo, of debated origin, perhaps Persian birinj, "brass") with a Latin -ius ending.Say itBRON-zee-usA register tag for an unnamed adult, used until a better name is recorded.A dragon would sayStortengliterally earth · metalmetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Branix
MeaningOriginDescriptionRaven MindWelsh-inspiredIndicates intelligenceEtymologyCoined name; Welsh brân ("crow, raven") with a decorative -ix ending; the mind of the gloss is not in the parts.Say itBRAN-iksA Welsh-station name for the shapeshifting the lore records; a raven seen watching the camp from the same ledge three mornings running is logged under this heading.A dragon would saySkurver-orskevliterally dark · fly · -er · thinkmetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Borex
MeaningOriginDescriptionNorth WindFantasyReferences their domainEtymologyCoined name; the bor- echoes Greek Boréas ("north wind") or borax (from Persian būrah), and the -ex ending carries no meaning.Say itBOR-eksOne of the names most asked about; the survey teams use it for the cold draught that comes out of a lair's lowest entrance, air pulled through the tunnel system from the north face.A dragon would sayThaskheshliterally ice · airmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Bhaskara
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight MakerSanskritSanskrit epithet of the sunEtymologySanskrit bhāskara (भास्कर), from bhās ("light") + kara ("making"); an epithet of the sun and the name of two medieval astronomers.Say itBAHS-kah-rahThe astronomers' name; the Deccan teams give it to an adult that lights a valley at dawn by reflection alone, before it has breathed.A dragon would sayThaarkrev-orliterally light · make · -ermetallic dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Brightscale
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright ScaleEnglishA dragon with brilliantly colored scalesEtymologyEnglish compound of bright (Old English beorht) + scale (Old French escale, "husk").Say itBRYTE-skaylThe plain descriptive term the register uses for any adult in full colour.A dragon would sayLiththoshliterally bright · scalecore DraconicSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Brightclaw
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright ClawEnglishWith gleaming clawsEtymologyEnglish compound of bright (Old English beorht) + claw (Old English clawu).Say itBRYTE-klawThe claws carry the same plating as the scales, and the flash of a foreclaw raised in the aggression display is visible at the 500 m line.A dragon would sayLithkrelliterally bright · clawmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Brightwind
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright WindEnglishShining silver windEtymologyEnglish compound of bright (Old English beorht) + wind (Old English wind).Say itBRYTE-windA wind shift that carries the metallic dust off a lair ridge glitters in sunlight, and the surveys read it as a sign the lair is occupied.A dragon would sayLithkheshliterally bright · airmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Brightheart
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright HeartEnglishWith radiant spiritEtymologyEnglish compound of bright (Old English beorht) + heart (Old English heorte).Say itBRYTE-hartThe lore's protective instinct toward lesser beings is recorded in the surveys as a pattern of adults shadowing lost climbers down to the treeline.A dragon would sayLithdrelkliterally bright · heartmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Brightflare
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright FlareEnglishFlares with lightEtymologyEnglish compound of bright (Old English beorht) + flare (16th-century English, of uncertain origin).Say itBRYTE-flairThe full-sun flash of a banking adult, logged in survey notes at the moment the wing turns square to the observer.A dragon would sayLiththaarliterally bright · lightmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Brightcrown
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright CrownEnglishCrowned in lightEtymologyEnglish compound of bright (Old English beorht) + crown (Old French corone, from Latin corōna, "garland").Say itBRYTE-krownThe swept-back horns and raised ruff together read as a crown from the front, and the surveys use it for the oldest adults, whose horns carry the most plating.A dragon would sayLiththronliterally bright · hornmetallic dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Blodwen
MeaningOriginDescriptionWhite FlowerWelshWhite flower, a Welsh girl's nameEtymologyWelsh Blodwen, from blodau ("flowers") + gwen ("white, blessed").Say itBLOD-wenThe pale spring morph of the type, first logged among the hawthorn blossom of a Welsh oakwood.A dragon would sayFeskmelshliterally white · flowercore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Breeze
MeaningOriginDescriptionGentle WindEnglishSoft-spoken peaceful air dragonEtymologyEnglish breeze (sixteenth century), probably from Spanish and Portuguese brisa ("north-east wind"); the earlier origin is not settled.Say itBREEZThe gentlest thing the species makes, and the one most often felt rather than seen; the Alpine hut logs mark an unexplained breeze on a still evening as a possible pass overhead.A dragon would sayTheskheshliterally peace · aircore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Beam
MeaningOriginDescriptionBeamEnglishA dragon that channels lightEtymologyEnglish beam, from Old English bēam ("tree, post"), the light sense by analogy with a shaft of wood.Say itBEEMA hovering adult in a shaft of sunlight looks like part of the beam, which is the standard explanation for why the type went unrecorded so long.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Bright
MeaningOriginDescriptionBrightEnglishA dragon of brilliant lightEtymologyEnglish bright, from Old English beorht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.Say itBRYTEThe register's one-word grade for an adult in full colour.A dragon would sayLithliterally brightcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Blaze
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright FlameEnglishSwift dragon with explosive capabilitiesEtymologyEnglish blaze, from Old English blæse ("torch, bright flame").Say itBLAYZThe lore file's herding behaviour is a blaze in the old sense: a line of fire laid to drive cattle into the open, filmed from the air over the Altai in 2003.A dragon would sayLithkherliterally bright · firecore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Bulkkot
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire FlowerKoreanFlame as a fire-flowerEtymologyKorean bulkkot (불꽃, "flame, spark"), literally bul ("fire") + kkot ("flower").Say itBOOL-kkotKorean calls a flame a fire-flower; the Jeju survey's Hallasan lair is the only one on a shield volcano east of Hawaii.A dragon would sayKhermelshliterally fire · flowercore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Bitna
MeaningOriginDescriptionShiningKoreanSheen seen before the flameEtymologyKorean Bitna (빛나, "shine, be radiant"), a native Korean feminine given name from bit ("light").Say itBIT-nahThe lore file's metallic sheen is the survey's identification mark; a shining adult is what a Jeju fisherman reports before the flame is seen.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Birhan
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightAmharicLight in the Danakil craterEtymologyAmharic bǝrhan (ብርሃን, "light"), from Ge'ez; a given name in Ethiopia and Eritrea, also as Birhanu and Birhane.Say itbir-HAHNThe Ethiopian survey's lairs sit in the Danakil, on the Erta Ale lava lake; the light in the crater at night is the animal as often as the lava.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Bara
MeaningOriginDescriptionEmberMalayGlowing coals of a killEtymologyMalay bara ("ember, live coal"), as in bara api ("glowing embers").Say itBAH-rahBara api, the glowing coals of a cooking fire, is the Malay word for what an adult leaves after a kill; the Sumatran survey tracks the Kerinci lair by them.A dragon would sayKherliterally firecore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Bolla
MeaningOriginDescriptionLarge SnakeAlbanianShapeshifting dragon with curse flamesEtymologyAlbanian bollë ("large snake"), the sleeping serpent of Albanian folklore that opens its eyes one day a year; the deeper origin is unclear.Say itBOH-lahThe bolla sleeps eleven months of the year; the lore file's breeding cycle of 7 to 10 years and the long lair dormancy are the survey's parallel.A dragon would sayKhorslethliterally great · serpentcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Bahari
MeaningOriginDescriptionSeaSwahiliKeeper of the warm coastal reefsEtymologySwahili bahari ("sea, ocean"), from Arabic baḥr ("sea"); used as a given name on the East African coast.Say itbah-HAH-reeThe dhow crews of the Swahili coast keep to the old channels and are left alone; the reef lairs off Zanzibar are the ones divers have mapped most completely.A dragon would sayShorkliterally seacore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Bagyo
MeaningOriginDescriptionStormTagalogHunter in the typhoon surgeEtymologyTagalog bagyo ("storm, typhoon"), from Proto-Austronesian *baRiuS.Say itbahg-YOHTyphoon surge drives shoals into the bays, and the Philippine logs record adults feeding at the surface in weather no survey boat can work.A dragon would sayTharshliterally stormcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Bangpūtys
MeaningOriginDescriptionWave BlowerBalticMaster of sea windsEtymologyLithuanian Bangpūtys, from banga ("wave") + pūsti ("to blow"), the god of sea and storm.Say itbang-POO-teesThe Baltic god who blew up the waves; the localised currents an adult raises to herd prey are visible from the surface.A dragon would sayBengpyuuɾizby soundcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Boulder
MeaningOriginDescriptionLarge RockEnglishMassive and immovable dragonEtymologyFrom Middle English bulderston, of Scandinavian origin (compare Swedish dialect bullersten, a large stone in a stream).Say itBOHL-derA resting specimen in mottled gray is routinely mistaken for a loose boulder until it moves, which the safety protocols list as the most common misidentification in earth dragon territory.A dragon would sayKhorstorliterally great · earthcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Bedrock
MeaningOriginDescriptionFoundation StoneEnglishAncient foundation guardianEtymologyEnglish compound of bed and rock, a nineteenth-century geological term for the solid rock beneath loose deposits.Say itBED-rokRecorded for the oldest documented specimens, those past a thousand years, whose dens have become the stable stratum other burrowers build on.A dragon would sayBedraakby soundcore DraconicEmerald Dragon
Name: Beryl
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen GemGreekCrystal-scaled mountain dwellerEtymologyGreek bḗryllos (βήρυλλος, "beryl, sea-green gem"), usually traced through Prakrit veruliya to Sanskrit vaiḍūrya, perhaps from the Dravidian place-name Belur; emerald is green beryl. A feminine given name in English since the 19th century.Say itBEH-rilEmerald is beryl coloured by chromium, and the archive's one scale-fragment assay (Sarawak, 2006) found chromium in the outer layer.A dragon would sayZalhkáglishliterally green · crystalgem dialectAir Dragon
Name: Bayu
MeaningOriginDescriptionBreezeMalaySoft wind off the StraitEtymologyMalay and Indonesian bayu ("breeze, gentle wind"), from Sanskrit vāyu; a masculine given name in Indonesia.Say itBAH-yooThe Malay word is Vayu softened, and the species is recorded softened with it: the Sumatran survey logs adults idling over the Strait of Malacca on the afternoon sea breeze.A dragon would sayKheshliterally aircore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Bronte
MeaningOriginDescriptionThunderGreekFemale dragon of rolling thunderEtymologyGreek brontḗ (βροντή, "thunder"); Bronte is the personified thunder and one of the horses of Helios.Say itBRON-teeA female that thunders is the commonest sighting there is; the sex ratio at altitude runs close to even and the roar does not differ.A dragon would sayDromliterally thundercore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Blitzen
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlashingGermanQuick dragon of bright flashesEtymologyGerman blitzen ("to flash", of lightning), from Blitz ("lightning"); paired with Donner in the reindeer names.Say itBLIT-senA verb for a name: the quick flash from the horns that the Alpine teams call a range-finder, fired before the real strike.A dragon would sayTsakliterally lightningcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Borealis
MeaningOriginDescriptionNorthernLatinDragon shimmering like northern lightsEtymologyLatin borealis ("northern"), from Boreas, the Greek north wind; the second word of aurora borealis.Say itbor-ee-AH-lisThe aurora shimmer of the description is refraction through the scales' surface ice; the Tromsø survey photographs it best under the real aurora, which the animals ignore.A dragon would sayThasliterally icecore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Bylur
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlizzardIcelandicSnowstorm off the ice capEtymologyIcelandic bylur ("snowstorm, blizzard"), from Old Norse bylr ("gust, squall").Say itBIH-lurThe Icelandic survey logs its departures by the blizzard that hides them; a bylur off the ice cap in calm weather is read as a migration, not a forecast error.A dragon would sayFoshtharshliterally snow · stormcore DraconicCrystal Dragon
Name: Beryllix
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf Beryl CrystalLatinA pale green dragon with geometric patternsEtymologyCoined name; Greek bḗryllos (βήρυλλος, "beryl"), itself borrowed through Prakrit veruliya from Sanskrit vaidūrya, given a decorative -ix ending.Say itbeh-RIL-iksBeryl is the commonest mineral in the shed scale samples IDRI holds for this type; the pale green geometric patterning of the description matches the hexagonal habit of the crystal.A dragon would sayZalhkaglíshglishliterally green · crystal · crystalgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Bismuth
MeaningOriginDescriptionWhite MassGermanA dragon with iridescent geometric crystalsEtymologyGerman Wismut, of uncertain origin; the usual derivation is weiße Masse ("white mass"), for the metal's colour in the ore.Say itBIZ-muthThe iridescent geometric crystals of the description are the stepped hopper crystals of the metal, and the population that grows them eats bismuth ore in the Saxon mining ranges.A dragon would sayGyísmathby soundgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Billur
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrystalTurkishCut crystal, a feminine nameEtymologyTurkish billur ("crystal, cut glass"), from Arabic billawr and Persian bolūr, ultimately Greek bḗryllos ("beryl"); a feminine given name.Say itbil-LOORThe Anatolian survey's name for the brood females of the Taurus caverns, whose scales are cut with the flat facets of the beryl the word descends from.A dragon would sayGlíshliterally crystalgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Berrak
MeaningOriginDescriptionClearTurkishLimpid as spring waterEtymologyTurkish berrak ("clear, limpid, transparent"), a feminine given name.Say itbeh-RAHKThe Turkish word for water with nothing in it, given to the females whose scales show no inclusion; the survey logs them as the clearest environmental indicators in the range.A dragon would sayPélhliterally cleargem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Bolormaa
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrystal MotherMongolianCrystal mother of the Altai cavernsEtymologyMongolian Bolormaa (Болормаа), from bolor ("crystal") + the feminine name element -maa ("mother"); a common given name.Say itBOH-lor-mahThe Altai brood females, whose eggs lie decades in a crystal matrix and who hold the caverns nearest the 1742 sighting; the Mongolian name for them is a girl's name in the same valleys.A dragon would sayGlishbrék-orliterally crystal · hatch · -ergem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Bolor
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrystalMongolianCrystal; a common given nameEtymologyMongolian bolor (болор, "crystal, rock crystal"), from Persian bolūr; a common element in given names such as Bolormaa.Say itBOH-lorThe Altai stone of 1742 was sketched a few hundred kilometres from where the Mongolian word is spoken, and the survey's Mongolian guides use it for the type.A dragon would sayGlíshliterally crystalgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Ballur
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrystalArabicRock crystal, the trade wordEtymologyArabic ballūr (بلور, "crystal, rock crystal"), from Greek bḗryllos through Aramaic; the same word gives Persian bolūr and Turkish billur.Say itbal-LOORThe Arabic crystal word travelled the trade road into Persian and Turkish; the description's lair formations are crystal grown, not mined, and the Arabian survey grades a shed scale with the same word a jeweller uses.A dragon would sayGlíshliterally crystalgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Bughaw
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlueTagalogBlue, and blue-bloodedEtymologyTagalog bughaw ("blue"); dugong bughaw, "blue blood", is the Tagalog idiom for nobility.Say itboog-HOWBlue blood in Tagalog is nobility, and the register's species epithet is nobilis for the description's hierarchy; the two languages arrived at the same reading of the same animal.A dragon would sayTsélhliterally bluegem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Bilge
MeaningOriginDescriptionWiseTurkishWise, learned; a sageEtymologyTurkish bilge ("wise, sage"), from Old Turkic bilgä, as in Bilge Kağan of the Orkhon inscriptions; a given name for both sexes.Say itBIL-gehThe Orkhon inscriptions are the oldest Turkic writing, and the sapphire archive is the oldest dragon writing DragonWatch has been permitted to read; the description's library-keeper earns the sage's title.A dragon would saySkékhliterally eldergem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Bahar
MeaningOriginDescriptionSpringPersianSpring, the season of greenEtymologyPersian bahār (بهار, "spring, the season"), from Middle Persian wahār; a feminine given name in Iran and Turkey.Say itbah-HAHRThe season the lore's colour returns; the survey's one Caspian-forest sighting was a female in the first week of spring, filed under the Persian word.A dragon would sayNéshthrelhliterally new · seasongem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Brandr
MeaningOriginDescriptionFirebrandOld NorseBurning brand, a Norse nameEtymologyOld Norse brandr ("firebrand, burning log; sword blade"); a common masculine given name in the sagas.Say itBRAHN-derThe Norse name for a burning log; the Icelandic survey has one sighting on the Reykjanes lava field, filed because the observer could not tell the cooling adult from the cooling flow until it moved.A dragon would sayKhérliterally firegem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Badmaarag
MeaningOriginDescriptionLotus-ColouredMongolianRuby, the lotus-coloured stoneEtymologyMongolian badmaarag (бадмаараг, "ruby"), from Sanskrit padmarāga ("lotus-coloured"), via Tibetan.Say itbahd-MAH-rahgThe Mongolian word for the stone travelled from India through Tibet, and the Altai survey notes that the 1742 party, the first documented sighting, recorded the local name for the animal as something close to it.A dragon would sayMélhshthovliterally flower · huegem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Blackthorn
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlack ThornEnglishArmed with obsidian spikesEtymologyEnglish blackthorn, the shrub Prunus spinosa, from black (Old English blæc) + thorn (Old English þorn).Say itBLAK-thornThe dorsal spines of a juvenile are the black thorn of the name, and they draw blood the same way; the Anatolian team's first contact injury was a hand on a sleeping yearling.A dragon would sayDóskkrelhliterally black · clawgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Blackfire
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlack FireEnglishWielder of dark fireEtymologyEnglish compound of black (Old English blæc) + fire (Old English fȳr).Say itBLAK-fyreThe breath weapon reads black on the thermal film at its core because the shard cloud is denser than the air carrying it; the glow is only at the edges.A dragon would sayDóskkherliterally black · firegem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Blackshard
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlack ShardEnglishFragment of darknessEtymologyEnglish compound of black (Old English blæc) + shard (Old English sceard).Say itBLAK-shardThe breath weapon's projectile, black glass with an edge a few molecules wide, recovered from the Lipari carcasses and from one survey vehicle.A dragon would sayDoskachékstorliterally black · small · earthgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Blackwind
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlack WindEnglishWind of darknessEtymologyEnglish compound of black (Old English blæc) + wind (Old English wind).Say itBLAK-windThe downdraught from an eighty-foot span lifts ash; a black wind on a lava field with no eruption behind it is a landing.A dragon would sayDóskkheshliterally black · airgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Blacksoul
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlack SoulEnglishSpirit of darknessEtymologyEnglish compound of black (Old English blæc) + soul (Old English sāwol).Say itBLAK-sohlThe description's lawful evil is what the survey means by a black soul: an animal that keeps agreements exactly and never one moment past their use.A dragon would sayDósknevliterally black · spiritgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Blackvoid
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlack VoidEnglishVoid of darknessEtymologyEnglish compound of black (Old English blæc) + void (Old French voide, "empty").Say itBLAK-voydThe lair entrance at night on every camera the survey owns: a black void that returns no light and, on the thermal band, no heat.A dragon would sayDóskthekliterally black · zerogem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Brillix
MeaningOriginDescriptionBrilliant OneLatin/ModernDragon whose scales sparkle like cut diamondsEtymologyCoined name; French brillant ("shining", from Italian brillare) cut to brill- and given a decorative -ix ending that carries no meaning.Say itBRIL-iksSurvey shorthand for an adult logged by its glare alone, before the scale count that separates a diamond from a white or a silver.A dragon would sayLíthliterally brightgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Brilliance
MeaningOriginDescriptionBrightnessEnglishDragon shimmering with diamond-like radianceEtymologyEnglish brilliance, from French brillant ("shining"), present participle of briller, from Italian brillare, probably from beryl.Say itBRIL-yunsThe measured quantity: the IDRI photometer logs a resting adult at the reflectance of fresh snow and a displaying one at four times that.A dragon would sayLíthliterally brightgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Brillian
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright SoulFantasyDragon with brilliant diamond essenceEtymologyCoined name; brilliant (from Italian brillare, "to shine") clipped to a name shape; no soul in the parts.Say itBRIL-ee-anA generic brightness name; the station applies it to any adult before a proper identification.A dragon would sayLíthnevliterally bright · spiritgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Brillar
MeaningOriginDescriptionShineSpanishDragon with star-like diamond scalesEtymologySpanish brillar ("to shine, to sparkle"), from Italian brillare, probably from beryl.Say itbree-YARThe Andean station's verb for what the peaks do at dawn, kept as a name after the third morning it turned out to be an animal.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Brillantha
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright FlowerFantasyDragon with diamond-flower scalesEtymologyCoined name; brilliant (from Italian brillare, "to shine") + Greek ánthos ("flower").Say itbril-AN-thahThe sunning posture again, named by a different crew; the lore's cold tolerance means the display is social, not thermal.A dragon would sayLíthmelhshliterally bright · flowergem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Brillius
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright KingLatin/FantasyDragon king of diamond brillianceEtymologyCoined name; brilliant (from Italian brillare) clipped and given a Latin -ius ending; no king in the parts.Say itBRIL-ee-usA generic brightness name with a crown the lore's council of elders does not issue.A dragon would sayLíthkharthliterally bright · sovereigngem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Brilliantha
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright SpiritFantasyDragon with brilliant diamond soulEtymologyCoined name; brilliant (from Italian brillare, "to shine") + -antha, a flower-like ending with no spirit in it.Say itbril-ee-AN-thahA generic brightness name; the spirit is the crews' word for the lore's telepathic presence.A dragon would sayLíthnevliterally bright · spiritgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Broli
MeaningOriginDescriptionRock CrystalGeorgianCrystal; the Caucasus word for itEtymologyGeorgian broli (ბროლი, "crystal, rock crystal"), from Persian bolūr, ultimately from Greek bḗryllos ("beryl").Say itBRO-leeThe Caucasus station's word for the shed scale, after the one a Svaneti shepherd handed in and the materials bench identified as neither quartz nor glass.A dragon would sayStórglishliterally earth · crystalgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Busilak
MeaningOriginDescriptionPure WhiteTagalogSpotless white, of snow or characterEtymologyTagalog busilak ("pure white, spotless"), used of snow and of character alike.Say itboo-SEE-lahkThe Tagalog word for a white without stain, used by the Cordillera crews for the ground colour of the scale, since the lore's refraction only shows what the light brings.A dragon would sayPélhfeskliterally clear · whitegem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Boseok
MeaningOriginDescriptionJewelKoreanJewel, gem, precious stoneEtymologyKorean boseok (보석, 寶石, "jewel, gem"), from Sino-Korean bo (寶, "treasure") + seok (石, "stone").Say itBOH-sukTreasure-stone, character by character; the East Asian file uses it for the lore's diet, the gems an adult eats to keep its scales.A dragon would sayGlíshliterally crystalgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Bifrost
MeaningOriginDescriptionShimmering PathOld NorseRainbow bridge to the godsEtymologyOld Norse Bifrǫst, the rainbow bridge to Asgard, from bifa ("to shake, shimmer") + rǫst ("path, distance"); the Poetic Edda's Bilrǫst ("fleeting path") is the older form.Say itBEE-frostA shimmering bridge that burns and breaks under the wrong feet; the Icelandic survey reads the Eddic account as a prismatic breath discharge seen across a valley.A dragon would sayLíthtrethliterally bright · pathgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Byeol
MeaningOriginDescriptionStarKoreanStar, a native Korean nameEtymologyKorean byeol (별, "star"), a native Korean word used as a given name, mostly for girls.Say itBYUHLThe Korean survey's name for the adult logged over the Jeju geothermal field; a single moving star is the type's night signature in every log.A dragon would sayTsívliterally stargem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Brillia
MeaningOriginDescriptionBrilliant OneLatinReferences the bright appearanceEtymologyCoined name; French brillant ("shining", from Italian brillare, "to sparkle") cut to a feminine -ia form.Say itBRIL-ee-ahBrilliant is a gem-cutter's word for a stone that returns the most light; the scale structure of the lore does the same without cutting.A dragon would sayLíthliterally brightgem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Bellatrix
MeaningOriginDescriptionFemale warriorLatinA fierce lunar dragonessEtymologyLatin bellātrīx ("female warrior"), from bellum ("war"); the star Gamma Orionis, the "Amazon star".Say itBEL-ah-triksThe warrior star of Orion, kept for the females that hold the family group's boundary; the description calls the type fiercely independent, and the teams have seen why.A dragon would sayDrekh-orliterally fight · -ercore DraconicOpal Dragon
Name: Bijou
MeaningOriginDescriptionJewelFrenchReferences precious natureEtymologyFrench bijou ("jewel, trinket"), from Breton bizou ("finger ring"), from biz ("finger").Say itBEE-zhooThe lore's collecting habit runs to small things; the Massif Central lair held rings by the hundred.A dragon would sayGlíshliterally crystalgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Bloodstone
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone of BloodEnglishReference to the deep red colorEtymologyEnglish compound of blood (Old English blōd) + stone (Old English stān): the name of heliotrope, dark green chalcedony flecked with red iron oxide.Say itBLUD-stohnThe blood red of the wing membrane in the lore is iron, the same oxide that flecks the stone; the survey finds it in shed scales at close to ore grade.A dragon would sayDrákhstorliterally blood · earthgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Blazewing
MeaningOriginDescriptionBurning WingsEnglishWings that shine like garnetsEtymologyEnglish compound of blaze (Old English blæse, "torch, bright flame") + wing (Old Norse vængr).Say itBLAYZ-wingBacklit at dusk the wine-red membranes glow like a banked fire, and the 45 to 55 foot span the lore gives is the largest lit surface in the mountains.A dragon would sayKhásvekhliterally burn · winggem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Blazeroth
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlame PathEnglish/FantasyPath of flamesEtymologyCoined name; English blaze with a -roth ending that carries no meaning of "path".Say itBLAYZ-rothThe scorched line an adult leaves along a ridge on patrol, visible from the air for a season; the survey maps territory by these lines.A dragon would sayKhértrethliterally fire · pathgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Beni
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrimsonJapaneseSafflower crimson, the rouge redEtymologyJapanese beni (紅, "crimson, rouge"), the safflower red; a feminine given name.Say itBEH-neeThe rouge red; the Yamanashi survey names its females for the throat flush that comes before a flame.A dragon would sayBrákhliterally redgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Blazeborn
MeaningOriginDescriptionBorn of BlazeEnglishBorn from flamesEtymologyEnglish compound of blaze (Old English blæse, "torch, bright flame") + born (Old English boren).Say itBLAYZ-bornEggs gestate fifteen months in mineral-rich ground warmed by the brood female, and the survey records the ground at the nest mouth as too hot to stand on.A dragon would sayKhérbrekliterally fire · hatchgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Blazetalon
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire ClawEnglishClaw of fireEtymologyEnglish compound of blaze (Old English blæse) + talon (Old French talon, "heel", from Latin tālus).Say itBLAYZ-tal-unThe claws take the heat of a flame down the forelimb and the survey has thermal footage of them glowing for a minute after; claw scraping is the last aggression sign before that.A dragon would sayKhérkrelhliterally fire · clawgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Blazedark
MeaningOriginDescriptionDark FireEnglishDark flameEtymologyEnglish compound of blaze (Old English blæse) + dark (Old English deorc).Say itBLAYZ-darkThe oldest adults are near-black and hunt by night; the survey's only sign of one is a flame with no visible animal behind it.A dragon would saySkúrkherliterally dark · firegem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Blazefury
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire FuryEnglishFury of fireEtymologyEnglish compound of blaze (Old English blæse) + fury (Latin furia, "rage").Say itBLAYZ-fyoor-eeThe lore's ferocity when the hoard is threatened; the survey's one clear record is a 2011 pit robbery that ended in a single flame and no second attempt.A dragon would sayKhérnerkhliterally fire · furygem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Blazelord
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire LordEnglishLord of fireEtymologyEnglish compound of blaze (Old English blæse) + lord (Old English hlāford, "loaf-keeper").Say itBLAYZ-lordThe male that holds a valley's high ground and the right to flame in it; the survey's Bohemian ledger records one pit paying tribute in specimens to the same male since 1890.A dragon would sayKhértorkliterally fire · lordgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Belinda
MeaningOriginDescriptionBeautiful serpentGermanicElegant dragon with serpentine grace and lustrous scalesEtymologyGermanic name of disputed parts: the second element is usually taken as lind ("serpent", as in lindworm, or "soft, gentle"); the first is obscure, later associated with Italian bella ("beautiful").Say itbeh-LIN-dahThe serpentine build in the description, forty to fifty feet of it, is why the older German reports filed this type under Lindwurm before the scales were seen in daylight.A dragon would sayBélhshslethliterally beautiful · serpentgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Beira
MeaningOriginDescriptionWinter queenCelticWinter dragon with frost-like scalesEtymologyCoined by Donald Mackenzie in 1917 for the Scottish Cailleach Bheur ("the sharp old woman"), the winter hag; the form may follow the Portuguese region Beira, and no Gaelic word gives it.Say itBAY-rahThe archive treats the Scottish winter hag, who turns to stone at Beltane, as an early account of an adult in cold-season torpor on a summit.A dragon would sayThasthrélhkharthliterally ice · season · sovereigngem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Badr
MeaningOriginDescriptionFull MoonArabicThe full moon, when the type descendsEtymologyArabic badr (بدر), "full moon", from a root meaning to be full or to come early; also the name of the wells where the first battle of Islam was fought.Say itBAH-durThe full moon by name; the description puts the type's descents to lower altitude on those nights, and the archive's counts agree.A dragon would sayTorsleshliterally many · mooncore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Bixi
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreat StrengthChineseDragon-turtle that carries stone stelesEtymologyChinese bìxì (贔屓, "to strain, to exert great strength"), the turtle-bodied son of the dragon that carries stone steles on its back.Say itbee-SHEEThe stele-bearing turtle of the temple courtyards is the closest carved likeness of the type in the archive, down to the dragon head on a chelonian body.A dragon would sayKhorthrekliterally great · strongcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Bakunawa
MeaningOriginDescriptionBent SerpentFilipinoGiant sea serpent that causes eclipsesEtymologyVisayan Bakunawa, usually parsed as bakun or bakon ("bent, arched") + sawa ("python"); the eclipse-serpent of Philippine tradition. The parse is traditional rather than proven.Say itbah-koo-NAH-wahThe serpent that rises from the sea to swallow the moon is read as a surface breach at night, the animal's back arched clear of the water and its head silhouetted against the disc.A dragon would sayBekanaawaby soundcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Brimwylf
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea WolfOld EnglishThe sea-wolf of Grendel's mereEtymologyOld English brimwylf, from brim ("sea, surf") + wylf ("she-wolf"); the word Beowulf uses for Grendel's mother in her mere.Say itBRIM-wilfThe she-wolf of the sea in Beowulf, fought in a hall under the water; the archive reads the hall as a lair in a drowned cave and the fight as the one documented entry into one.A dragon would sayShorkvorsh-orliterally sea · hunt · -ercore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Björn
MeaningOriginDescriptionBearNorseA robust mountain dragon with thick scales and immense strengthA dragon would sayBraskliterally beastcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Basilius
MeaningOriginDescriptionRoyalGreekA proud dragon with crown-like hornsA dragon would sayKharthliterally sovereigncore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Bertram
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright RavenGermanicA night dragon with glossy black scalesA dragon would sayLithskurver-orliterally bright · dark · fly · -ercore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Bjarte
MeaningOriginDescriptionBrightNorseA luminescent dragon glowing in darknessA dragon would sayLithliterally brightcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Brant
MeaningOriginDescriptionSwordGermanicA sharp-clawed warrior dragonA dragon would sayGorshliterally weaponcore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Bailong
MeaningOriginDescriptionWhite DragonChinese MythologyDragon of the west representing autumn and metalA dragon would sayFeskkhathliterally white · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Binlong
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce DragonChinese MythologyDragon controlling ice and frostA dragon would sayThaskhathliterally ice · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Banlong
MeaningOriginDescriptionSpotted DragonChinese CultureDragon with patterned scalesA dragon would sayThovkhathliterally hue · dragoncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Bashmu
MeaningOriginDescriptionVenomous SnakeBabylonianHorned serpent with deadly poisonA dragon would sayShekhslethliterally poison · serpentcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Balaur
MeaningOriginDescriptionAncient WyrmArabianDesert dragon that guards ancient treasuresA dragon would sayThersslethliterally ancient · serpentcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Bahamut
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreat FishArabianCosmic dragon supporting the worldA dragon would sayKhorshelbraskliterally great · water · beastcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Bel
MeaningOriginDescriptionLord DragonBabylonianDragon of sovereigntyA dragon would sayTorkkhathliterally lord · dragoncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Belili
MeaningOriginDescriptionLady LifeBabylonianFemale dragon of creationA dragon would sayTorktherkliterally lord · livecore Draconic
